Chapter 48

Third Uncle could see at a glance that Storm Shadow and Taylor had both completed the missions Ni Yongyao had assigned.

Only his side had a mishap; he led his men to rush into the Nathan Road bar, but came back empty-handed.

This made Third Uncle, who always cared about face, feel a bit embarrassed.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Ni Yongyao patted Third Uncle on the shoulder and said.

As for not catching Lei Yaoyang, Ni Yongyao wasn't in a hurry.

Actually, this was normal; the bar on Nathan Road didn't even count as a hall, it was just an enclave.

Lei Yaoyang naturally wouldn't stay there all day.

“A-Yao, I'll take some men to squat outside the bar for a few days; I don't believe I can't catch Lei Yaoyang.”

Third Uncle said.

“No need for such trouble; if we didn't catch him this time, count it as his good luck.

Third Uncle, call Lei Yaoyang.”

Ni Yongyao said.

Third Uncle didn't say anything more, took out his brick phone, and dialed Lei Yaoyang's number.

Beep, beep, beep.

The call was connected quickly.

“Hello? Who is this?”

A gentle and elegant man's voice came from the speaker.

“Thunder Tiger Lei Yaoyang?”

“Who are you? How do you know my number?”

“Ni Yongyao.”

Ni Yongyao said.

“So it's Mr. Ni; I don't know what business you have contacting me?”

Lei Yaoyang said in a lazy tone.

“It's not a big deal; I heard you opened a bar on Nathan Road, and business is good.

I'll give you two days to get out of Nathan Road.”

Ni Yongyao said lightly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Lei Yaoyang on the other end of the phone was silent for a full minute.

“Ni Yongyao, I admit the Ni family is powerful, but doing things this way is too overbearing, don't you think my Dongxing is just eating rice?”

Lei Yaoyang also tore off his mask, no longer pretending to be a refined person.

“The Ni family does things this way.”

Ni Yongyao said calmly, his tone without the slightest fluctuation.

Then, without waiting for Lei Yaoyang to say anything more, he hung up the phone directly.

Yuen Long.

Lei Yaoyang looked at the hung-up phone, a breath stuck in his throat, so angry he gritted his teeth.

Since he started, Lei Yaoyang had been in the underworld for over twenty years, and this was the first time he had seen someone who didn't take him seriously.

“Damn Ni Yongyao, do you really think my Thunder Tiger is a soft persimmon to be squeezed?”

Lei Yaoyang slammed the brick phone onto the table with a bang.

Although the phone call with Ni Yongyao only lasted a few sentences, it already made Lei Yaoyang itch with hatred.

If it weren't for knowing the Ni family was powerful, Lei Yaoyang would have wanted to gather his underlings immediately and hack Ni Yongyao to death.

A moment later.

Lei Yaoyang took a deep breath and calmed down.

Lei Yaoyang knew very well that going head-to-head with the Ni family was seeking his own death, but it was impossible for him to just swallow this anger.

If he, Lei Yaoyang, just rolled out of Nathan Road because of one phone call from Ni Yongyao, he wouldn't need to be in the underworld anymore.

Those in the underworld care most about their name.

Once their reputation is ruined, they will be looked down upon wherever they go.

“A few days ago, Hongxing's Crown Prince fell into Ni Yongyao's hands, but unfortunately, the two families didn't continue to fight.”

Lei Yaoyang narrowed his eyes, thinking of this matter.

And he quickly realized that this was an opportunity.

Lei Yaoyang prepared to fan the flames, intensify the conflict between Hongxing and the Ni family, and provoke both sides into an all-out war.

At that time, Lei Yaoyang could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; once the Ni family showed a flaw, it would be his turn, Thunder Tiger, to make a move.

“Ni Yongyao, I will make you regret provoking me.”

Thoughts emerged in Lei Yaoyang's mind, and a cold smile curled on the corner of his mouth.

He then poured a glass of red wine, and while swirling it, he conceived how to make the Ni family and Hongxing fight completely.

The next day.

Ni family manor.

Ni Yongyao lay on a lounge chair in the courtyard, enjoying the soft sunlight.

To the side, Gangsheng was wearing a brand-new maid outfit, a shy blush on her pretty face.

This was only because this new maid outfit had very little fabric, featured large areas of lace, and because it was tailor-made for Gangsheng, it perfectly displayed her figure.

Overall, it was more like a piece of lingerie.

“Master, the grapes are peeled.”

Gangsheng, blushing, brought a peeled grape to Ni Yongyao's mouth.

Ni Yongyao opened his mouth to eat it, looked at Gangsheng's shy appearance again, and nodded with satisfaction.

The current maid outfit was simply a perfect match for Gangsheng; just looking at it made one's appetite increase greatly.

At this moment, a series of footsteps approached from afar.

“Mr. Ni.”

Kuriyama Chiaki walked in front of Ni Yongyao and said: “Chui Shuiji is outside; he says he has something he wants to talk to you about.”

“Chui Shuiji?”

Ni Yongyao thought for a moment and sat up from the lounge chair.

“Let him wait for me in the study.”

Ni Yongyao instructed.

“Yes.”

Kuriyama Chiaki nodded and then left.

Ten minutes later.

Study.

Ni Yongyao pushed the door open and saw Chui Shuiji standing inside with a constrained expression.

“Chui Shuiji, coming over again so soon, do you have important intelligence for me?”

Ni Yongyao sat down on the sofa and raised his hand.

Kuriyama Chiaki immediately lit a cigar and placed it between Ni Yongyao's fingers.

Originally, this job was Gangsheng's, but because Gangsheng was dressed too provocatively today, Ni Yongyao didn't let her come to the study.

“Mr. Ni is joking; in such a short time, how could I have any important intelligence.”

Chui Shuiji scratched his head with a fawning smile.

“Coming to waste my time without intelligence, are you playing with me?”

Ni Yongyao glanced at Chui Shuiji.

Chui Shuiji shuddered and hurriedly said: “How would I dare to play with you, Mr. Ni? This time I came with sincerity, wanting to reach a deep cooperation with Mr. Ni.”

“Deep cooperation? What kind of cooperation, let's hear it.”

Ni Yongyao was noncommittal.

“There are many people within Hongxing who hold hostility toward Mr. Ni, including the Dragon Head Jiang Tiansheng; in fact, a meeting was held yesterday to discuss how to deal with the Ni family.

Fortunately, it was stopped by me in the end, and Jiang Tiansheng wasn't allowed to act recklessly.”